Hi every one, how was your night, hope it went well. As fams as introduce a new topic again this week, we all should put our effort in making these topics interesting and also pass a message to all steemians veiwing.
In today topic #farms, i will be talking briefly about the health bnefits of thyme.
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What is thyme plants?
Thyme (/ t aɪ m /) is an aromatic perennial evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses.The most common variety is Thymus vulgaris.
Thyme name was formed from the greeks and it was called thymus which means courage.
Thyme leaves makes a great potpourris and closet sachets to repels insects.
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Thyme plants are very beatiful and lovely to took when viewed. They are ornamental crops that can be use for decoration of the surrounding.
Cutivation
Thyme are well cultivated in hot sunny environment with well drain soil. Thyme crops is generally planted in spring, and afterward grown as a perennial. It can be probagated by seed, cutting, division of the rooted section of the plants. You can see most times growing on the mountain top.
Fresh thyme is commonly sold in bunches of sprigs. A sprig is a single stem which can be little or not that is snipped from the plant. It composes of a little woody stem with paired leaf or flower clustered.
Thyme can be sold both wet and dried.
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Depending on how it is used in a dish, the whole or less than the whole sprig may be used (e.g., in a bouquet garni), or the leaves removed and the stems discarded.
Usually, when a recipe specifies "sprig", it means the whole form; when it specifies spoons, it means the leaves.
It is perfectly acceptable to substitute dried for whole thyme.
Leaf can be remove from the stem, either by using a knief or using your fingers in pulling through.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF THYME PLANTS
thyme can be used to cure so many kind of diseases in the world today. Some of them are listed below.
- It protect the heart.
- It improves circulation
- Thyme plants boosts immunity system.
- It reduces stress
- It help to treat respiratory issues
- It cares for the eye
- It improves vision
- It improves blood circulation.
Thyme plants can be use for cooking and also for natural medicine to treat the body.
Thyme is vedy useful to us all.